Economist
Robert Lucas
Rational expectations, which changed how macroeconomics is done.
Robert Emerson Lucas Jr. was an American economist at the University of Chicago. Widely regarded as the central figure in the development of the new classical approach to macroeconomics, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1995 "for having developed and applied the hypothesis of rational expectations, and thereby having transformed macroeconomic analysis and deepened our understanding of economic policy". N. Gregory Mankiw characterized him as "the most influential macroeconomist of the last quarter of the 20th century". In 2020, he ranked as the 10th most cited economist in the world.
- Born
- 1937-09-15, Yakima, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 2023-05-15, Chicago, USAA Monday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1937-09-15, Yakima, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 22°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 25°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 19°46′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 18°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 20°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 17°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 2°25′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 13°23′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 18°50′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 29°41′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2023-05-15, Chicago, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 24°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 5°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 5°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 8°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 27°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 29°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 6°19′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 19°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 27°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 0°19′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Robert Lucas was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.